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Japan's new patrol plane P-1

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2013 shows a P-1 jet, the next-generation Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft, at the MSDF's Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture. The MSDF has grounded P-1 patrol planes deployed at the base due to engine problems, Defense Ministry sources said on June 20, 2013.

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SDF patrol plane

KAKAMIGAHARA, Japan - A ceremony is held to mark the first delivery of the P-1 jet, the next-generation Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft, at a Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. plant in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on March 26, 2013. The P-1 jet was domestically developed to replace the current P-3C planes.

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SDF patrol plane

KAKAMIGAHARA, Japan - A ceremony is held to mark the first delivery of the P-1 jet, the next-generation Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft, at a Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. plant in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on March 26, 2013. The P-1 jet was domestically developed to replace the current P-3C planes.

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SDF patrol plane

KAKAMIGAHARA, Japan - Photo shows one of the first P-1 jets, the next-generation Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft, during a ceremony at a Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. plant in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on March 26, 2013. The ceremony marked the first delivery of the P-1 jet, domestically developed to replace the current P-3C planes.

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Cracks in new SDF patrol aircraft

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, in July 2007, shows a new Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft called the P-1. Officials of Japan's Defense Ministry said on Aug. 2, 2011, that it has found cracks at several spots on the wings and fuselage of the new jet now under development.

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P-1 patrol plane's interior unveiled to media for 1st time

Japan's first domestically developed P-1 maritime patrol aircraft is seen at Maritime Self-Defense Force's air base in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 25, 2015, as the inside of the plane is unveiled to the media for the first time. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. developed the plane as a replacement for the P-3C produced by Lockheed Martin Corp. of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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P-1 patrol plane's interior unveiled to media for 1st time

An officer of Japan's Maritime-Defense Force sits in the cockpit of Japan's first domestically developed P-1 maritime patrol aircraft as the inside of the plane is unveiled to the media for the first time at the force's base in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 25, 2015. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. developed the plane as a replacement for the P-3C produced by Lockheed Martin Corp. of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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P-1 patrol plane's interior unveiled to media for 1st time

The cockpit of Japan's first domestically developed P-1 maritime patrol aircraft is unveiled to the media for the first time at Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 25, 2015. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. developed the plane as a replacement for the P-3C produced by Lockheed Martin Corp. of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cracks in new SDF patrol aircraft

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, in July 2007, shows a new Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft called the P-1. Officials of Japan's Defense Ministry said on Aug. 2, 2011, that it has found cracks at several spots on the wings and fuselage of the new jet now under development. (Kyodo)